I found two fun celebration days for May and they occur on the same week and involve music.
The first is Tap Dance Day on May 25th. Tap dance is seen as an American form of dance and Tap Dance Day was started in 1989, although it is celebrated in other countries such as Japan, Australia, India and Iceland.
Whether you are a tap dancer yourself (I am not) or just an appreciator of tap (I am), enjoy the day with a little dance of your own. You don’t have to be good. Your dance doesn’t have to be public. Just tap dance. Maybe even sign up for some lessons. If you are lucky enough, check out a live performance of dance. Or if nothing else watch a movie with a little tap dancing in it.
The second celebration is May 26th and that is International Jazz Day. This celebration was founded in 2011 by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. It is intended to show the international aspect of jazz. And like so many other forms of music, jazz seems to bring people together and that is a great thing.
So spend the day listening to jazz ( and maybe tap dancing to some). If you are able to go to a live concert or even a local festival of jazz on that day, do so. I am sure you won’t regret it. If you are one who plays an instrument, play a little jazz that day if only for yourself (but sharing with others is also good). You don’t have to be great at it; you just have to do it.
And if you are ending the week with a Memorial Day
celebration, include a little tap and a little jazz in your backyard
barbeque. Celebrate the music.
©2018, 2023- Cheryl Fillion
